Imperial Tobacco Plans Euro, Stg Bonds -IFR

Source from:  Reuters 06/18/2009

Britain's Imperial Tobacco plans to issue two benchmark bonds, one for three years in euros and another for 10 years in sterling, IFR reported on Wednesday. BBVA, Calyon, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland and UniCredit have been named to manage the euro deal, while Barclays, Commerzbank, Morgan Stanley and RBS will manage the sterling transaction, said IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters online news and market analysis service. The maker of Lambert & Butler, West and Gauloises cigarettes is rated BBB by Standard & Poor's, Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service and BBB- by Fitch Ratings. Enditem